Senior Network Engineer

Location: Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, NC. This position is pending contract award.

About the role

Trace Systems is seeking an experienced Transport Network Engineer to support a global transport network for the US Special Operations Command and mission partners. This role supports critical communications infrastructure and may require occasional 24/7 on-call support for operational needs. The Senior Network Engineer will lead the design, implementation, and validation of transport network solutions across multiple enclaves.

Responsibilities

• Engineer and sustain transport network solutions supporting voice, video, and data services across multiple enclaves.
• Implement and optimize routing, switching, and transport architectures ensuring resiliency, redundancy, and high-uptime performance.
• Troubleshoot network incidents, isolate root causes, and implement corrective actions across physical and virtual network layers.
• Assist with network capacity planning, performance monitoring, scalability assessments, and security posture improvements.
• Develop and maintain engineering artifacts including diagrams, build guides, and configuration documentation.
• Participate in systemwide vulnerability, compliance, and configuration audits; execute mitigations as required.
• Support transport-level integration in lab, test, and production environments, including hardware builds and device configuration.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to validate designs and support mission-driven network modernization efforts.
• Perform hands-on engineering, configuration development, performance monitoring, and preventative maintenance for transport network systems.

Requirements

• Active, in-scope US Government issued Secret clearance.
• US Citizenship is required due to the nature of the work and contract requirements.
• Must meet the qualification requirements of DoDM 8140.03 for the DCWF 441 – Network Operations Specialist (Intermediate) work role through an approved qualification pathway (Education, DoD Military/Training, Certification, or a combination thereof).
• Ability to travel worldwide, including to remote or austere locations. Individual trips may extend up to two months, with the possibility of multiple trips per year.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting complex network issues within routed and switched infrastructures.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco networking technologies and enterprise network management tools.
• Working knowledge of BGP, OSPF, multicast routing, VLANs, VPNs, and network performance monitoring solutions.
• Experience performing packet analysis, log analysis, fault isolation, and root-cause investigations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical personnel.

Qualifications

Qualification Pathways (One or More May Apply):

Education (OR)

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Data Science, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or Software Engineering.

DoD/Military Training (OR)

• 4C-255N (CP)
• 4-11-C22 (CP)
• 4-11-C23
• 102-25S
• 30-C45 (NS)
• F07DZZ
• 1M03KBSGM
• 10KBSBM
• 22KBS4A
• 260-0061
• 260-0100
• Network Operations Specialist (Intermediate) Playlist
• DISA (441) Training

Certification (OR)

• DoD-approved 8140-aligned certification for DCWF 441 (Intermediate), such as:
• CompTIA Security+ CE
• CompTIA CySA+
• SSCP
• GSEC
• CEH